The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.0° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
69
80
43
104
156
193
177
156
138
108
92
83
68
59
64
67
55
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43PM1.79m
9:09AM1.54m
9:15PM1.71m
9:47AM1.58m
9:50PM1.59m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.15m
3:05PM0.27m
3:35AM0.15m
3:48PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
17
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
17
14
12
13
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
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